Wanted Eustis GI killed by law enforcement

Wanted Eustis GI killed by law enforcement
By Gina Cavallaro - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Mar 12, 2009 20:31:21 EDT

An early morning incident at Fort Eustis, Va., turned into a manhunt in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains and the shooting death of Spc. Christopher Lanum by federal and state law enforcement officials.

Lanum, 25, allegedly attacked a fellow soldier, Spc. Mitchell Stone, on March 8 at an undisclosed location on Fort Eustis, then fled the scene, according to a statement released by Fort Eustis.

Both soldiers were medics assigned to the Fort Eustis Medical Department Activity.

“Lanum arrived here in April 2008 and the soldier who was stabbed, Stone, has been here since November 2005,” said Fort Eustis spokeswoman Vicki Bowker.

Stone, she said, was released from the hospital in stable condition.

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